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C. KAEPPEL.

DUMPING WAGON No. 272,555. Patented Feb.'20, 1883.

To all whom it may concern rUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES KAEPPEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DuMPiNc-WAGON."

SPECIFICATION forming' part ot' Letters Patent No. 272,555, datedFebruary 20, 1883.

Application filed October 13, 1882.

Be it known that I, CHARLES KAEPPEL, of

the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dumping-Trucks, oi which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to an improved dumping-truck for carryingcoal and other materials; and it consists of a truck-body hinged to thebolster of the hind wheels below the level of the surface of theplatform, said body being locked by a transverse locking-bar to thetruck-platform thatA extends from the bolster of the rear axle to thefifth-wheel. The locking-bar is released from the driver-s seat by meansot' a treadle and connecting-rod at the front part of the truck, so thatthe truckbody is readily dumped Without the driver dismonnting. Anend-gate is hinged to the body at its upper rear end, and opened at the.lower end on releasing its retaining-chains by the pressure of thematerial to `be dumped. The body is returned into horizontal positionafter dumping by a connecting-chain and pulleys and by a winding-drum,which latter is arranged below the drivers seat.

i In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l represents a side elevation ofmy improved dumping-truck. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; and Fig. 3 is adetail view of a moditied construetion of bar for locking the body ofthe truck to the platform thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My improved dumping-truck is specially dcsigned for discharging theloadsuch as coal or other material-then opening the end-gate andreturning the truckbody to its normal poi sition without requiring thedriver to dismonnt from his seat. For this purpose all the motions ofthe truck-body are controlled by the driver by mechanisms arranged nearthe seat and at the front part of the truck.

In the drawings,A represents the platform, that extends from the bolsterB ot' the hind axle to and over the fth-wheel C, which latter issupported in the usual manner by springs on the front axle. The platformA is recessed from the rear bolster, B, forward to such a length asrequired by the truck-body D,

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which is hinged by a transverse pivot-rod at a point someillttwin/contof its transverse centerline to ey s ofthe truck-body, and ot' clips d2,attached to the bolster and axle of the hind wheels. The platform A isalso supported by inclined forward-extending brace-pieces e on the hindaxle, so as'to impart the required strength and rigidity to the former.

The hinge-connection ot' the truck-body D il located at or slightlybelowr the level oi' the upper surface of the recessed platform, whichfeature facilitates the dumping ofthe body D y with but a small eliort,while the close fitting of the body D into'the recess of the platform Aprevents any pieces of coal or other article to enter between theplatform and body.

The truck-body D is locked to the platform A by means of a transverseand centrally-fulcrumed bar, D,that is acted upon by a strongband-spring,f, at one side, and operated by a pvoted connecting-rod, f',and' bell-crank lever f2, having a treadle,f3, as shown-in Fig. t

l, so as to enga-ge or disengage the lockinghooks g, which are arrangedVin opposite direction to each other near the sides ofthe truckbody. l

The bottom of the truck-bod y D may also be provided with staples g',which are engaged by hooks g2 of the locking-bar D', that is pivoted atone end and provided with a handle at the opposite end, as shown in Fig.3; orit may be locked to the platform by any other equivalent means.

The rear end-gate, D?, 0f the truck-body D is pivoted at itsupper end tothe sides of the body, and held in closed position by chains h, whichpass through eyes at both sides of the truck body, and are retained byrings or other device on fixed hooks h at the front end of the Vbody D,asshown in Fig. l. When it is dethe body, and passed over guide-pulleysl to a winding-drum, l2, the shaft of which turns in IOO bearings belowthe drivers seat, and is provided with an actuating` hand-crank, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2.

By turning the crank of the winding-drum the driver can pull thetruck-body D from its dumped position back into horizontal positionuntil the locking-bar D'engages the hooks and secures the body to theplatform.

If it be desired to simplify and cheapen the construction of my improveddumping-truck, the drivers seat may be dispensed with, in which case hetakes his seat in the usual man ner on the front gate of the truck-body.In this case the driver returns the body I) into horizontal positionafter dumping by taking hold at the upper part of the body, in whichcase the winding-drum and chain may be dispensed with. Y v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent-f A dumping-truck having a platform recessed, or higherin front than in the rear, and higher than the bottom ot' thetruck-body, for the purpose described, and adevice for locking the bodyto the platform and releasing it, consisting of transverse andcentrally-fulcrnmed bar D, that is acted upon by the bandspringf, andoperated by -pivoted connecting-rod j", and bel1crank lever f2, having atreadle,f3, so as to engage or disengage the locking-hooks g,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES KAEPPEL.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, CARL KARP.'

